§ MR. C. MORTON (Peterborough)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether there are any provisions of law against overcrowding in railway trains; and, if so, why they are not enforced, as they do in the case or overcrowding in tramcars and omnibuses?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA,) Sheffield, BrightsideUnder the bye-laws adopted by the majority of the Railway Companies any passenger persisting in entering a compartment which is full, where any person objects to his entrance, renders himself liable to a penalty of 40s. But there is no provision inflicting a penalty upon a Railway Company in respect of overcrowding. It is far more difficult to prevent passengers who are anxious to start on their journey from entering one or other of the many carriages which compose a train than it is to prevent passengers from entering an omnibus or a tramcar.